Bedbug bites and their treatment

Bites of bed bugs are not only unpleasant and unaesthetic, but also rather painful. In addition, in some people they can provoke allergies or even more severe pathological conditions. That is why in a home or travel first aid kit is always worth having an appropriate remedy for insect bites. It is also useful to know exactly what and how to treat bedbug bites.

 

Treatment and treatment of bedbug bites

Generally serious harm bedbug bites do not cause. Usually the maximum harm from them is a brief itching and healing red spots all over the body. The photo shows quite a serious skin lesion with the bites of a large number of bugs:

How to treat them? In order to relieve itching and discomfort, you can use simple tools that are easy to find at home or buy at your nearest pharmacy.

The main methods of treatment after bed bug bites are the following:

1. Wash the bite with water and soap or rinse with soda solution.
2. Attach ice or treat the bite with parsley juice or fresh potatoes.
3. In the treatment of severe itching will help ointment Afloderm or long-known Vietnamese star. The latter, by the way, is not only a good cure for bedbug bites, but also a way to avoid wound infection.
4. Well disinfects and reduces inflammation alcohol tincture of propolis.
5. If the bugs bite a lot or an allergic reaction begins, you can lubricate the affected areas with Menovazine.

In general, in the treatment of allergies should use antihistamines, such as diazolin or diphenhydramine. But it is quite dangerous to prescribe them yourself, so you should consult a doctor before taking action.

In the home first aid kit must be anti-insect bites. They are useful not only from bedbugs, but when attacked by mosquitoes or wasps. You can use these options:

1. Ammonia. Disinfects and relieves itching.
2. Gel Fenistil or Salve Ointment. By the way, both of these drugs not only alleviate the condition of the bitten, but also prevent the occurrence of allergic reactions.

Knowing how to treat the bites of bedbugs, you can safely go on a trip to countries where they occur even in larger quantities than we do. However, it is not necessary to climb on the rampage and stop in the obviously obvious "Klopovniki".

In most cases, even with serious pokusah, you can do without special means of treatment. But ointments and gels usually accelerate the healing of lesions.

 

What are the dangerous bites of bedbugs and how long they pass?

To the question: "Are bedbug bites dangerous?" - it is difficult to answer unequivocally. Most people tolerate them normally, but in some cases there may be complications that require special treatment.

The most common complaint is an allergic reaction to a bite. It can occur suddenly and is treated (stopped) with antihistamines. Unfortunately, you can not prevent allergies, except that taking pills constantly.

Infection of the wound occurs very rarely, because during the night the bite dries and crusts. But in order to protect themselves, it is better to still disinfect the bites.

By the way, bedbug bites pass quite quickly - in 2-3 days, however a slight reddening may persist a little longer.

On a note:

Bedbugs can be carriers of the following pathogens: coxiellosis, tularemia, Chagas disease, leprosy, tuberculosis, plague, anthrax. However, so far not a single case has been documented in which a bedbug infected a person with these diseases. However, purely hypothetically, such a probability exists.

In the worst case scenario, bedbug bites can trigger life-threatening anaphylactic shock. In this case, treatment should be started immediately.

It is interesting:

Anaphylactic shock (anaphylaxis) is a state of immediate acute allergy that threatens the life of the patient. A spasm of blood vessels and muscles occurs, breathing becomes very difficult, blood pressure drops, and brain tissue does not receive the necessary amount of oxygen. A person needs immediate hospitalization.

Children react most acutely to bedbug bites. And due to their small body mass, microbleeds after constant bites often lead to iron deficiency anemia.

Below is a photo of the child's allergic reaction to bedbug bites:

Bedbug bites during pregnancy do not affect the development and health of the fetus. However, the general depressed mood of the mother can not but affect the state of the embryo.

Feedback:

“In our apartment for a long time there were bugs, it was impossible to get them out. At first, only my husband and I bit, and then they moved to a small room (3 years) and he also began to wake up bitten. After a week, they began to notice that the child had become lethargic and pale. The pediatrician said that iron deficiency anemia is developing, as there were a lot of bites. ”

Olga, Kiev

Feedback:

“My whole family has a terrible allergy to bedbug bites. Ten years ago, they appeared, I had to immediately contact the SES. Now the situation repeats. We wake up with a few bites, from which the temperature rises and the whole body begins to itch. Only pills and treatable. We are waiting for the arrival of disinsectors who will put an end to this nightmare. ”

Oleg Pavlovich, Kazan

 

Stress as the most frequent consequence of bedbug bites

Although the bites of bedbugs, even if they are not treated, are not very dangerous for most people, but they can greatly affect the mental state. Why it happens?

• Restless night sleep leads to constant fatigue, depression. A person often wakes up, feeling parasites on himself, and cannot sleep for a long time.
• Fastidious people are experiencing a real shock from the bites of nasty insects. It is especially difficult for them to accept the fact that their apartment is infected directly, their bed. They feel it is dirty and "defiled."
• The reaction of children to bedbugs bites can be different. Some react calmly, and some may even be afraid to go to bed. In addition, bedbug bites provoke nightmares. Often in these dreams images of insects appear.

Sometimes, in addition to learning how to cure bedbugs bites, people start looking for cures for stress or strong sleeping pills. It also does not bring any benefit to health.

Feedback:

“After the bugs appeared in the house, the child became afraid to go to bed. We had to persuade him to go to bed with him. If you saw bites on your body in the morning, a real tantrum began.

Of course, we, too, were disgusted, but they did not reach such extremes. Soon the bugs poisoned "Karbofos" and they no longer bothered us. But then the child had to be taken to a psychologist - he could not believe that he could sleep well and no one would climb on it. ”

Anna, Sergiev Posad

 

“My mother-in-law is squeamish to the horror. When her workers did repairs, she came to spend the night with my husband. And at that time we got bugs from somewhere. And this despite the fact that I constantly clean, everywhere is clean, the neighbors are completely normal.

We woke up at night from the terrible cry of her mother-in-law - she saw a bug sitting on her. Scolded us terribly, called homeless people and sluts. It was a shame to hear that. Moreover, she showed her disgust in every way, refused to sleep, and spent the rest of the night in the kitchen. Now he says that she almost had a heart attack then. ”

Elena, Moscow

 

In general, it can be said that the special treatment for bedbugs bites does not require and one should not panic at their sight. However, if a person knows his tendency to allergies, it is better to be safe and treat the bite with an antihistamine ointment.

Remedies for insect bites, it is desirable to have in each first aid kit. They can do a good service not only in the fight against bites and not only bedbugs, but also other insects.

This is especially important to remember for people who often travel to nature or travel longer distances.A special remedy in the first-aid kit helps to avoid unpleasant sensations and body reactions to bites.

 

In conclusion, the best protection against bedbug bites is the absence of these parasites in the house. For this, it is important not only to be able to choose the right effective insecticidal agent (see, for example, "Review of the most effective means of bedbugs"), but also correctly approach the procedure of room treatment.

Often it turns out that having treated a room in a hurry, the owners do destroy almost all the parasites in it and forget about their bites for a couple of weeks. However, the eggs of bedbugs survive, and after a while the young larvae again begin to bite the unlucky fighters. A careful study of the instructions for the drugs and adherence to it usually eliminates such problems.

 

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